I was shopping at Wal-mart and noticed a little old lady following me around.  I stopped; she stopped. Furthermore, she kept staring at me.  She finally overtook me at the checkout stand, and she turned to me and said, "I hope I haven't made you feel ill at ease; it's just that you look so much like my late son."

        I answered, "That's okay."

        "I know it's silly, but if you'd call out 'Goodbye, Mom,' as I leave the store, it would make me feel so happy."

        She then went through the checkout line, and as she was on her way out of the store, I called out, "Goodbye, Mom."

        The little old lady waved and smiled back at me.

        Pleased that I had brought a little sunshine into someone's day, I went to pay for my groceries.

        "That comes to $141.85," said the clerk.

        Shocked, I asked, "How come so much?  I only bought five items."

        The clerk replied, "Yeah, but your mother said you'd be paying for her things, too."

        I learned my lesson.  From now on, I'm gonna watch out for little old ladies!